Machine for marking continuous strips of paper or like material.



R. KUNDERT. MACHINE FOR MARKING CONTINUOUS STRIPSOF PAPER O I APPLICATION FILED NOV. l, l9|5. 1,217,318.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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l R. KUNDERT. MACHINE -FoR MARKING CoNIINuous STRIPS of PAPER 0R LIKE MATERIAL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. l. i915.

1,21 '7,31 8. Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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MACHINE FOR MARKNG CONTINUOUS STRIPSYOF PAPER' OR LIKE MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 1, 1915. Serial No. 58,991.Y

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, RUDOLPH KUNDER'r,

a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Roslindale, iii the county of Suffolk' and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Marking Continuous Strips of Paper or like Material, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to an apparatus for feeding a continuous strip of paper or like material, marking the strip at intervals, and preferably cutting the marked portions of the strip from the continuous strip.

The invention is especially adapted among other uses to be employed on railway systems for issuing to the patrons of the system printed transfer slips or tickets having thereon the time at which the trans'- fer is issued.

The invention has for its object to provide an apparatus with which the transfer clerk or other operator may issue a substantially large number of transfers in a minimum time and with the least possible inconvenience.

To this end, the apparatus for the best results is provided with means for feeding a continuous strip of transfers, and with a time element for printing or otherwise marking upon the continuous strip at predetermined intervals thereon tlie time at which the transfer is issued, and a cutting mechanism to sever the individually marked transfers from the continuous strip of transfers, said elements being operatively connected with a common actuating device under the control of the transfer clerk or otherl operator. Y

These and other featuresof this invention will be pointed out in the claims at the end of this specication.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form or construction of apparatus embodying this inveiitionto enable' it to be understood. Fig. 2, a detail of the cutting mechanism, and

Fig. 3, a section and elevation of the machine showii in Fig. lllooking toward the left,7 the section being taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, a represents a continuous strip of paperor other flexible material, which is wound into the form of a roll b, from which it is unwound, as required, by means of feed rolls 10, 12, mounted in uprights 13, 111, erected upon a suitable base 15.

Vand the time stamp, and to this end, the

feed roll 10 has fast on its shaft 20, a pi1iion 21,V which meshes with a gear 22 fast on a shaft 23 mounted in suitable bearings attached to the base 15, said shaft having second gear 122, which is mutilated and meshes with a gear 2&1 on a shaft 25, which may be considered the main or driving shaft of the apparatus. The movable member 17 of the time stamp is operatively connected with the main shaft 25, and, in the present instance, the main shaft 25 has fast on it a disk 30 having in one face a path cam 31, into which extends a roller 432, carried by a rod 33 provided with a threaded upper portion 341, which is extended loosely through a hole in one end of a link'or bar 35, which has its other end connected' with the movable member 17 of the time stamp by the nut 36.

The link or bar 35 is connected with the rod 33 by a nut 37 and is yieldingly supported by a spring 38, which encirclesI the threaded upper portion 34; of the rod 33.

The cam 31 is suitably shaped to operate the movable member 17 of the time stamp andcause the latter to print the time upon v the'transfer strip a, at each revolution of the main shaft 25, and the gears 21, 22, 122, 24, are properly proportioned to cause a given length of the strip a, substantially equal to the length of a transfer ticket, to be fed forward at each revolution ofthe main shaft, so that by turning the main shaft a number of times, a number of transfers Frovision is made for mark-r ing the time on the strip a; at suitable interioo i having the time of issue printed thereon,

will bc fed forward, which number of transfers is equal in the present instance to the number of times the main shaft 25 is turned.

Provision is made for turningthe shaft 25 in one direction only, and .to this end,

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the said shaft has fast on it a ratchet wheel 40, which is engaged by a pawl 111 carried by a lever 412, loosely mounted on the main shaft 25 and provided with a handle 43. rlhe pawl l-l is held in engagement with the ratchet wheel or disk -llO by a spring' ai attached to the lever 42.

By reference to Fig. 1, itwill be seen that by turning the lever l2 clockwise or in the dir ction indicated by arrow 46, the ratchet disk ll0 and the shaft 25V will be turned in the same direction, and that the lever 42 can be turned in the' opposite direction without turning the shaft 25.

Y The portion of the strip a, which has had the time printed thereon, may be torn from the unstamped portion by hand if desired, but it is preferred to cut the time printed portions of the strip o', from the unstamped portion, and to cut a stamped portion at each revolution of the main shaft. To this end, the main shaft 25 has mounted on it a cam disk having in one face a path cam 51, into which extends a roller 52 carried by one end of a lever 53, piroted at to the framework of the apparatus and having its other end connected by a link 55 with a rack bar 56 (see Fig. 2) movable in a fra-me 5T erected upon the base 15 and meshing with a segmental gear 58, attached to the movable knife 59 of a cutting mechanism, said knife cooperating with a stationary knife 60. The movable knife 59 is normally lowered as represented in Fig. 2, and the stripV o. is fed between the knives, and at the proper time, the cam 51 operates the movable knife 59 and causes it to cut a stamped portion of the strip o to form a stamped transfer ticket. it will thus be seen, that at each revolution of the main shaft 25, a predetermined length of the strip a equal in length to a transfer ticket or slip is fed forward, stamped-with the time and out o3 from the continuous strip.

An apparatus such as herein 'shown and described, is especially useful at a transfer office or station of a. street railwayI system, as the transfer clerk or operator can issue a large number of substantially long or large transfers properly stamped withvthe time of issue, in a minimum time, which is especially advantageous in rush hours or Vwhen acconsiderable number of passengers are asking fortransfers.

rThe continuous strip o may be guided to the time stamp and feed rolls by passing it through a hollow guide 65, which is supported by uprights 66 erected upon the base 15.

The feed rolls 10, 12, may be knurled as shown, and the roll 12 may be driven from the roll 10 by gears 80, 8l, (see Fig. 3).

Provision is made for releasing the grip or bite of the feed rolls upon the transfer strip, which is accomplished as shown, by means of a cam lever carried by a cross bar 91 attached to rods 92 eXtendedup- 'ardly from the bearing boxes of the upper roll rlhe cam on the lever 90 is designed to engage a cross bar 93 secured to the upright-s 13, lll, and cause the upper roll 12 to be lifted away from the lower roll, and therebyI allow the operator to move the transfer strip forward to properly adjust the same with relation Yto the ordinary printed matter on the transfer, so that the time may be stamped in a clear space.

llhile the time stamp is being operated by its cam, it is desirable to have the paper strip o stationary, and to this end the gearing connecting the feed rolls with the main shaft is constructed and arranged in a well-known manner for producing aninterinittent feed ofthe paper strip.

To this end the gear 241 on the main shaft is provided with an untoothed portion 95, which cooperates with an untoothed portion 9G on the gear 22, so that in the revolution of the main shaft, when the untoothed portion 95 meets the untoothed portion 9G on the gear the rotation of the latter will be stopped and the feed of the paper strip will be stopped.

lllhen, however, the gear 24 on the main shaft has traveled a certain distance sulficient to permit the stamping to take place on the now stationary paper strip, a suitable device on the gear 2li strikes an arm 9T on the intermediate gear 22 and turns the latter so as to bring its toothed portion again into mesh with the toothed portion of the main gear.

This intermittent gearing is of well-known construction and it has been deemed unnecessary to show it in detail.

ln the present instance, l have shown one construction of apparatus embodying the invention, but it is not desired to limit the invention to the particular construction shown.

Claims:

l. ln an apparatus of the character dcscribed, in combination, a time stamp provided with a movable member, feed rolls for feeding a continuous strip to the time stamp, a rotatable shaft, mechanism for connecting the feed rolls with said shaft, mechanism for connecting said shaft with the movable member of the time stamp Vto cause the latter to print the time on the continuous strip at intervals apart and to hold the said member stationary and away from its cooperating member while said strip is being fed by the feed rolls, a cutting mechanism to sever a stamped portion of the continuous strip, and means for connecting said cutting mechanism with said main shaft to be operated thereby.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, in combina-tion, a time stamp provided with a movable member, feed rolls for feeding a continuous strip to the time stamp, a cutting mechanism to sever a stamped portion of the continuous strip, a rotatable shaft, a cam on said shaft, means for connecting said cam with the movable member of the time stamp to effect movement of the said member toward and from a cooperating member and to hold the movable member stationary in a position away from said cooperating member, mutilated gearing connecting said shaft with said feed rolls, a second cam on said shaft, and means for connecting said second cam with said cutting mechanism.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, a time stamp provided with a movable member, a rotatable shaft, a cam on said shaft, means for operatively connecting the movable member of said time stamp with said cam, feed rolls for feeding a continuous strip to said time stamp, and mutilated gearing for connecting said shaft with said feed rolls to effect an intermittent feed of the paper.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, a time stamp provided with a movable member, a rotatable shaft, va. cam on said shaft, means for connecting said cam with the movable member of the time stamp to effect movement of the said member toward and from a coperating member. and to hold the movable mem-` ber stationary in a position away from said cooperating member, feed rolls for feeding a continuous strip to the time stamp, and mutilated gearing connecting said feed rolls with said cam shaft to eect rotation of the feed rolls by said cam shaft while the movable member of the time stamp is stationary and to prevent rotation of the feed rolls while the movable member of the time stamp is engaged with said strip.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, mechanism for marking a continuous strip provided with a member movable toward and from said strip, g a rotatable shaft, mechanism for operatively connecting the movable member of the marking mechanism with said shaft to move the said member into and out of engagement with said strip during a portion of a revolution of said shaft and to hold said member stationary during another portion of said revolution, feed rolls to feed Ithe continuous strip to said marking mechanism, mutilated gearing connecting said feed rolls with said shaft to effect an intermittent feed of the continuous strip, and Vmeans for rotating said shaft.

6. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, mechanism for marking a continuous strip provided with a member movable toward and from said strip, a rotatable shaft, mechanism for operatively connecting the movable member of the marking mechanism with said shaft to move the said member into and out of engagement with said strip during a portion of a revolution of said shaft, and to hold the said member stationary during another portion of said revolution, feed rolls to feed the continuous strip to said marking mechanism,

mutilated gearing connecting said feed rolls with said shaft to effect an intermittent feed of the continuous strip, nism to sever a marked portion of the continuous strip, means for operatively connecting said cutting mechanism with said rotatable shaft, and means for rotating said Shaft.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.V

RUDOLPH KUNDERT.

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